This game was my introduction into the LOZ world. As a kid it was so difficult. It still to this day but completing it as an adult, so satisfying 😌.

Adventure of Link really is a great game if you like a retro challenge. This video perfectly explains why all its unique qualities make it fun.

@TonyStarkCLC

4 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@andrewsaint6306

3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed that Adventure Time DS/3DS game that had a similar structure and would love to see more modern takes on Zelda II's gameplay.

Zelda II remains to this day the only Zelda game that I have owned and beaten, and I did it back in the 90's before the internet. Yeah it's a tough game, but it was so rewarding to finally beat it, and it will always hold a special place in my heart.

@AkaiAzul

3 ай бұрын

It is truly the Dark Souls of the Zelda franchise.

@Shigarui

3 ай бұрын

Have you played Phoenotopia Awakening? It's the same style of gameplay. Overworld map, areas both obvious and hidden that take you to 2D dungeons and towns, gorgeous pixel art, a beautiful soundtrack, and combat that's part Dark Souls and part Zelda 2. It's AMAZING!

One of the best Zelda games, really pushed the series forward with new ideas.

Nice video. This game was far too intimidating for me as a less-than-10 year old kid in terms of actually getting anywhere in it, though it simultaneously impressed me for the same reason. The whole 'needing to write things down' aspect didn't bother me at all as I was already doing the same thing for like King's Quest games on PC and enjoyed that part of it. I ultimately really liked the idea of a 'grand adventure' sort of game like this and I'd soon grow into being a huge RPG fan for that very reason, it was just all too difficult and overwhelming for my abilities at the time.

Man the music in this game is awesome

I still get flashbacks to lizardmen tossing rocks at me from atop a really high wall...Zelda II was an evil work.

First Zelda game i experienced and i loved it. I only got the cartridge alone tho,no map no instrucction. It was an amazing experience discovering and learning the game 🔥🔥🔥

This game was epic. And it introduced so many freakin' elements to the lore that influenced everything since then. It gave Link meaningful sword play three games before Ocarina of Time!

2 spawn points. You will spawn in the Great Temple once you make it.

We all know this game was the first "GTA". Link didn't go in that lady's house just to get any "replenished energy" we all know the truth. 😅

You only need 1 cheat code (GameGenie, Action Replay) to make this game more tolerable: Start with 9 Lives The only thing that makes this game annoying is when you always start back at the Zelda Temple when you die or resume your game, so having more lives makes so that you won't see it that often.

Love your work!

I beat this game when I was 8 or 10. I still love it. It was a hard fun game and I didn’t find it cryptic at all. I was playing when the internet was still barely even functional. No google. No anything. Just a browser with no search engines or whatever. I couldn’t google answers. But somehow I beat it and loved it. I still return to the game on my switch.

The black sheep of The Legend of Zelda series, has its flaws but brought a lot of staples to the series, such as visiting towns and whatnot. Also unique in not involving Ganon at all, except for the Game Over sequence. Honestly surprised that Nintendo hasn't revisited the side-scrolling action-platformer format after this (officially, anyway), I think it would have been a neat thing to expand on.

Another great video. I never played Zelda 2, Link to the past is where my adventures begun.

@Dyundu

4 ай бұрын

Play it-it’s a great time 👍

Zelda II may be considered the black sheep of the franchise, but its influence is still felt today. A lot of elements introduced here survived and even returned in Tears of the Kingdom. Crossing bridges, fighting flying enemies, returning sacred stones to statues: it all started here. The names of the various towns have become part of lore: Rauru, Mido, Darunia, Saria... The wide variety of landscapes to explore: tons of caves, the woods, the prairie, a graveyard, Death Mountain and lava streams. One thing that's always irked me though: the (master)sword is prominently featured in the opening graphics, but the sword plays no part in the entire game!

@galacticnight05fan18

11 ай бұрын

That’s because the sword in the intro is not the master sword. Nintendo did not introduce the master sword until LttP.

@Norvo82

11 ай бұрын

@@galacticnight05fan18 🙂Put it another way: there's no sequence in the entire game that has Link retrieve a sword, any sword, from that cliff in the opening titles. It's a little misleading, is all I'm saying.

@maynardburger

11 ай бұрын

The downward sword strike is also an obvious source of this prime mechanic in Shovel Knight and Hollow Knight.

@ddsjgvk

5 ай бұрын

Wasn't the final dungeon in the first game in a grave yard?

@Norvo82

5 ай бұрын

@@ddsjgvk The final dungeon in the first Zelda game? No, Ganon wasn't hiding in a graveyard but inside a rock on Death Mountain.

Along with Super Mario Bros. 3 and Battletoads, this is tied for best game on the NES.

@catsaregovernmentspies

4 ай бұрын

Top 10

Your stuff deserves SO many more views. Have you tried tweeting them out to streamers or posting on some classic gaming subreddits?

6:28 ive never seen a healer npc say revived before. This a cartidge or a rom

I find amazing the fightinh system. It stands as a real 1 VS 1 tough battles instead of the swarm enemies of other games from the era

I have tried and tried and tried and tried some more to play this game to completion. I love the graphics, love the music but it's tough! Even with Game Genie it's hard. Great game though! ❤

For me this is the best NES game ever. I really love this game. Thank you for this video!

No other game in the series (at least on consoles) has as much potential for improvement with a remake.

Great video. I still absolutely hate this game but great analysis.

no hate to the FIRST game, but this one is MILES better than it

Great game tbh!

Why are you always on the last bar of health? 😂

The game is a cakewalk once you get the hammer.

This also sounds like an ur-roguelite.

@maynardburger

11 ай бұрын

I mean, arguably most of the games from this era could be considered something roughly akin to 'roguelite' in terms of how we use the term nowadays. It wasn't strictly 'one life', but very limited lives still kind of granted a similar level of tension and 'get good' notions because you knew failure meant the pain of starting over from the start, only carrying with you what you've learned.

The game is classic retro.....not fun, it's in a league of established series which allows a mistake to be made at a time where mistakes were a learn from area..... nowadays few mistakes remain.....the real test will be the next installment after miyamoto passes on......nice video action Jackson

6:55 this is a lie (or ignorance), if you die in the final dungeon (maze with Thunderbird/shadow link) you will start from its entrance only & not from Zelda's bedside.

😉 Promo`SM

Get rid of that border. You'll get better engagement

I liked this video and the explanation, but I doubt anyone will ever convince me that Zelda II wasn't a dreadful game and indeed the black sheep of the whole franchise. Also, I think you forgot to mention that you need the manual, like with most, if not all, NES games otherwise it's even harder to know what you're doing.

@RetroPlayer4000

11 ай бұрын

Black sheep was just a hype word. All because there wasn't a black Mario

@AlexTamayo.

11 ай бұрын

@@RetroPlayer4000 huh?!

Ice climber is by far the worst black box game....well mach rider maybe